COCKTAIL RECIPE: Pumpkin Passion & Types Of Rum

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Drink a Pumpkin Passion for dessert. Recipe
and photo courtesy Frangelico Hazelnut
Liqueur.

For Halloween, Thanksgiving or any time in-between, try this rum-and-vodka-based cocktail, enhanced with hazelnut liqueur and homemade pumpkin simple syrup. You can also use the syrup for pumpkin lattes, pancakes, and mixed with carbonated water for a seasonal pumpkin soda.

PUMPKIN PASSION COCKTAIL

Ingredients For One Drink

 
Preparation

1. Place all ingredients except garnish in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass rimmed with brown sugar.

2. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

PUMPKIN SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE

Ingredients

 
Preparation

1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.

2. Remove from heat and allow to completely cool.
 
FRANGELICO WHIPPED CREAM RECIPE

Enjoy this flavored whipped cream with chocolate, coffee, nut, pumpkin and vanilla desserts. See more flavored whipped cream recipes.

 
Preparation

1. Chill the bowl, beaters and cream thoroughly before beginning. Using an electric mixer, whip cream, sugar, and vanilla on medium-low speed until frothy, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until soft peaks form.

2. Add Frangelico and continue to beat until stiff but still creamy. Makes about 2 cups.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES (GRADES) OF RUM

Rum is distilled in the Caribbean from sugar cane juice or molasses. The better rums are made with high-quality molasses, which contains a higher percentage of fermentable sugars and a lower percentage of chemicals.*

There are different styles of rum, based on factors such as distillation technique, blending technique, alcoholic content and country style preferences. One of the easiest differentiators to understand is aging.

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Flor de Caña 7-year-aged rum is delicious for sipping or mixing. As you can imagine, the 12-year-old is even better! Photo courtesy Flor de Caña.

 
Rum production is much more complex, with many choices made by the distiller to produce a specific flavor profile. Here’s a good overview of exactly what goes in to making the different types of rum.
 
 
*The chemicals, which are used to extract sugar crystals from the sugar cane, can interfere with the actions of the yeast that fermentat the molasses into rum.

†Black rum is so-named for its color; brown rum and red rum are dark rums described by their colors.